Attachment foe inside doors



v (No Model.)

J. SMITH & J. P. RHODES.

ATTAGHMENT FOR INSIDE DOORS.

No. 275,726. Patented'Apr. 10,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SMITH AND JOHN P. RHODES, OF ROGKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK.

ATTACHMENT FOR INSIDE DOORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,726, dated April10, 1883.

Application filed December 9, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, JOHN SMITH and JOHN P. RHODES, citizens of theUnited States, residents at Rockville Centre, in the county of- Queensand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Attachments for Inside Doors; and we do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make-and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of this invention in aperspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

This invention has relation to improvements on inside doors; and itconsists in providing the bottom of the doors with edge strips,ot'rubher or other flexible material, projecting below the edge or thedoor, the upper edges of said strips being covered and protected bymoldings, all as hereinafter set forth.

The object of this invention is to dispense with inside door-sills orthreshold-strips and at the same time to provide a closejoint at thebottom of the door.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates the upper surfaceof the flooring, which is laid level or without a raised strip under thedoor.

The door B should be hung so that its lower end, 0. isaboutthree-quarters of an inch above the floor-surface. In housesalready built the interspace between the bottom of the doors and theflooring is provided by simply removing the ordinary raisedthreshold-strip. When this is done a carpet can be laid under the doors,so that there is no need of cutting the material. I

To the bottom of the dooris secured, on each side, a strip, 61, ofrubber or other flexible material, which projects below the lower edgeof the door sufficiently to engage or nearly engage the carpet or floorsurface below the same without bearing upon the same. This flexiblestrip is covered and protected on its upper ed ge by means of ahorizontal molding, e, which can be made of ornamental pattern. The 0molding effectually preserves the strip, preventing it from beingcasually torn 05 or injured.

By the introduction of this improvement it is designed to provide forlaying carpets in a 5 5 level and continuous manner through insidedoorways. Obstructions in the form of threshold-strips will be entirelydispensed with in such doorways, so that rooms and closets can bethoroughly sweptand cleaned. At the same time the door is hungsufflciently high to prevent wearing the floor or carpet, and a closejoint is made under the door by its flexible bottom strips.

A weather-strip for doors and windows, com- 6 posed of a rubber stripand a metal strip, the metal strip incasing one edge of the rubberstrip, and the united strip thus formed being folded upon itself andsecured to the lower edge of a door or window by nails or screws, hasbeen used prior to my invention and a wide strip 01; rubber has beensecured in a groove in the bottom edge of a door, so that both edges ofthe strip project outside of the groove and come in contact with thecarpet- 7 strip, and thus form a fender against wind and rain. Neitherof these constructions is claimed herein.

Having described this invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, I

The combination, with a level flooring-surface extending through thedoorway, ofa door elevated above the same, and provided on eachside witha flexible strip, 01, extending below the lower edge of the door, andwith suitable devicesfor fastening and protecting the upper edge of saidstrip upon the door, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof weaftixoursignatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN SMITH. JOHN P. RHODES.

Witnesses:

WM. H. RAYNOR, SAMUEL DEMOTT.

